Another Old Movie Blog

Three Came Home (1950) is notable for its presentation of courageous women struggling to survive in a Japanese prison camp during World War...

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947) is an affectionate spoof of a suffragette (or suffragist, as they actually called themselves) and her miss...

  Ann Blyth: Actress. Singer. Star. , my book on the career of multitalented actress Ann Blyth is on SALE until Monday, August 17th (in cele...

The incomparable Olivia de Havilland has exited this world after celebrating her 104th birthday, leaving us breathless, as usual, with the s...

More on Castle Films this week...and an interesting variation.  Midget Car Maniacs (1947), a short subject comedy starring Bud Abbott an...

As this ad from 1941 reminds us, long before there was the VHS cassette, serious film fans had those 16-mm reels of "6 great cartoon...

Carl Reiner will be remembered for his long career and incredible talent, for being a mensch, for being a pioneer of early television.  For ...

Dame Vera Lynn (2017-2020) has died at 103 years old, but longevity in a challenging world is only one of her accomplishments.  She was ...

When I think of movies that are most comforting to me in times of turmoil, I think of World War II-era “home front” films. They are n...

Just a few odds and ends today...first, Happy Mother's Day to all moms! Second, I was recently contacted by actress Beverly Washburn...

Rationing (1944) pokes fun at a wartime home front nuisance while at the same time staunchly upholding support for this act of civilian...